Residency program placed on probation

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Sep 30, 2010 at 12:01 AMSep 30, 2010 at 12:11 PM

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education placed the University of Missouri School of Medicineís internal medicine residency program on one-year probation May 13, school spokesman Rich Gleba said.

The schoolís orthopedic surgery residency program has been on probation since July 2009. The council conducted a site visit for that program this summer, and Gleba said he expects the probation on orthopedic surgery residency program to be lifted by the end of this year.

Those are the only two of 38 total programs accredited by ACGM that are on probation.

The internal medicine residency sanction isnít a matter of program quality, Gleba said, rather the school wasnít meeting a requirement that residents have 10 hours off between shifts. Administrators have hired staff and are in the process of adjusting schedules to correct that, he said.

The School of Medicineís residency education program was fully accredited in January after its administrative component spent nine months on probation.

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